Library skills
How many main sections in our library can you get books from?
4 or 5
What does an E on the top of a call number show us?
Everybody or Easy Street section.
What does an "F" on a call number tell us?
We need to go to the Fiction section.
What are the three letters under the "E", "F", or a number mean? What does Dul mean?
F Dul
It's the first three letters of the author's last name.
What is the front of a book called?
Front Cover
What are the four main sections in our library?
Everybody- easy street
Fiction
Non-fiction
Biography
Where would I find a book with this call number?
781
Tho
In the non-fiction section in the 700's section.
How do I turn the pages correctly in a book?
By the corners or the side.
What section in the library would I go to if I want a picture book (a book with a lot of pictures and imaginary)?
Everybody or Easy Street section
How can you tell if a website is reputable or not? How do you know if a website is good or not?
The website address has EDU, .gov, and or something well known like National Geographic, Britannica...
What are fiction stories?
Stories that are made up from the author's imagination.
What is a call number?
The white tag on the spine of a book that shows us where the book goes.
What is the word that means "using the work of another person as your own"?
Plagiarism
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
A classification system that puts the same types of books in the area using categories of 100, 200, 300 etc all the way to 900.
How should you put your books on the table or circulation desk when checking them out?
The Teutopolis library bar code should be showing.
What are non-fiction books?
Books that give us information.
Often the word real is associated with non-fiction.
How many categories are there in the Dewey Decimal System?
10
What are biographies?
Books about a person.
What is the page in the book that shows me the author, illustrator, and publisher called?
Title page
Where would I find biographies?
Behind the circulation desk on the west wall.
What category of the Dewey Decimal system would I find books about sharks?
500's
What section would I go to if I want a real information book?
Non-fiction
What does the word "genre" mean? Give 3 examples.
A type of...could be type of books, art, music, etc.
ex: science fiction
realistic fiction
fantasy